This summer’s bushfires and heatwaves may have led you to wonder how climate change will shape our lives. But have you given any thought to how it might affect your pets?

Recently, several elite sportswomen have spoken out about toxic sport culture and the damage it does to their long-term health.

A natural compound in many vegetables called indole may fight fatty liver disease, researchers report.

For each year that a woman breastfeeds, the risk that she will ever develop breast cancer is reduced by 4.3%, on average.

Children today spend more time sitting than ever before. And research shows that as they grow up, children tend to become more sedentary and less active.

Lowe’s recently joined the Home Depot and other major retail chains in phasing out the sale of products treated with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, toxic chemicals more commonly known as PFAS.

How did those new year’s resolutions work out for you? Old habits will have already returned for many – you’re not alone if you’ve already stopped using that new gym membership.

It is estimated that there is a staggering £300m worth of medicine unused in the UK every year. But is it safe to take these medicines if they are past their expiry date?

Dog behaviour is extraordinarily flexible – this is why we can keep them in our homes and take them to cafes with us at the weekend.

We are living on the planet of the chickens. The broiler (meat) chicken now outweighs all wild birds put together by three to one.

In our survey of yogurts, we found that less than 10% were low sugar – almost none of which were children’s yogurts.

While the obesity crisis is still considered the foremost public health epidemic in the west, one often overlooked condition is quickly becoming a growing concern.

Chronic constipation is incredibly common. Around one in four people worldwide report symptoms, while in Australia and New Zealand, it’s around one in seven.

Cats are popular pets: there are an estimated 200 million pet cats worldwide, with more pet cats than pet dogs.

We know that quitting smoking is an excellent way to reduce your risk of developing lung cancer. But until now, experts weren’t quite sure why this was the case.

Everybody wants an energy-efficient home. After all, an energy-efficient home is comfortable to live in, without large energy bills.

The sky is powder blue, and the sun magnificent, as I stride through glittering grass and fallen sycamore seeds to Dowth, a Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath.

Our brains are extremely rich in fat. Indeed, about two thirds of the human brain is composed of fat, 35% of which consists of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. 

The tomato’s path from wild plant to household staple is much more complex than researchers have long thought.

Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming – even food.